Two New Mexico Men Suspected Of Transporting Marijuana On I-40

Two New Mexico Men Suspected Of Transporting Marijuana On I-40

Two New Mexico Men Suspected Of Transporting Marijuana On I-40

John Magnus

Times Record Staff

Arkansas Highway Police arrested two New Mexico men Tuesday on Interstate 40 near Alma after officers found about 100 pounds of marijuana in the bed of their pickup.

Jason Price, 42, and John Magnus, 48, both of Albuquerque, were arrested on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver after officers found about 100 pounds of marijuana, valued at $200,000, in boxes placed in the bed of a pickup in which they were riding, according to a news release from Jeff Whatley of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department.

Investigators believe Price and Magnus were traveling from New Mexico to Tennessee. They both were booked into the Crawford County Adult Detention Center with a bond set at $15,000 each, the release states.

The arrest was the result of an increased police presence at the weigh station on I-40, Whatley said.